Patents Assigned to Insitut für Diagnostikforschung GmbH
  • Short-chain peptide-dye conjugates as contrast media for optical diagnosis
    Patent number: 6630570
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds for tumor diagnosis that consist of conjugates of dyes with short-chain peptides, which are derived from vaso-active intestinal peptide, somatostatin or neurotensin, the use of these compounds as optical dignostic agents, and diagnostic agents that contain these compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2003
    Assignee: Insitut für Diagnostikforschung GmbH
    Inventors: Kai Licha, Andreas Becker, Wolfhard Semmler, Bertram Wiedenmann, Carsten Hessenius, Rudolf Volkmer-Engert, Jens Schneider-Mergner